Combination envelope



1,474 194 NOV. 13 1923. G. w. HALL 9 COMBINATION ENVELOPE Filed Aug 16.1921 3 Sheets-Shut 1 :EHLTLTII I I LJ INYEN TOR:

1 44 A6 GEORGE IM HALL,

Nov. 13, 1923. 1,474,194

G. w. HALL GOMBINATI 0N ENVELOPE Filed Aug. 15, 1921 3 Sheets-shoot 2F1121 El.

INVENTOP: GEORGE W- HALL,

Nov. 13 1923. 1,474,194

G. W. HALL COMB I NAT I ON ENVELOPE Filed Aug. 16. 1921 3 Sheets-Shut 5Elli. 5.

INVENTOR:

G'EORG-E M HA LL,

' citizen of .the United States, residing at Al- Patented Nov; 13,,.1923.

UNITED 1 STA TBS-PATENT joFFicE.

GEORGE w. HALL, or ALHAMBRA. CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO COAST ENVELOPE,

' con'rnnnmo'r Los ANGELES'. onmronmn.

,coMBINA'rmN ENVELQYE. r

- Application filed August 16 19'21m 5ria1ho. 492-,712.

T all whom it 11211; Cancer-n.

Be if known .that- 1, GBORGE \V. HALL. a

hamhra, in the county of' Los Angeles and Stateof (aiifliri'iia haveinvented anew arid iise fiil Combination Envelope, of which thefollowing is 'a specification. 7

This invention relates to devices for Wrapping andflco'v ei'ing articlesto be mailed and held in'asuitahly peeked eonditionl Oneof theobjectslof this invention is to provide a base or wreipperfor differentqualities vor varieties of mail matter tol be inserted intothe deviethrough a common fl-ep-conii oleri opening, the different. metterheing'held in separatecoinpartments.

"Another object' to non-aecessihly seai'th'e compartment forthefirst-clas's mail' matter,

- 7 and to jse'al :the other: compartments achessihly.

Otherfobjects will appear from the'fol'low ing description" and appendedclairns aisweil Fig.2 is a section ongline' 2 2 of. 1, -,one fl a pbeing inopen- 'p'ositionto a l low 1in inseriiongiof "mail matter! 3'.is aisee'tion s'imil ar-to- Fig, 2 having the. ap close lg f Fig. isa-section on line i -4 of Fig-$1, 5 eis; 2t sect-ion similar {so-the lillustrey tion ,"in Fig; 2 of i a slightly modified form. .Ftig'. Gisasee'tiori Yon ]ine.6 'i6' :of Fig. 1

1 Fig; Tisiafragfixentflry rear side viewe -of the de\f'iee,'illustrating a- Slightly-modified "foigln of olosinglflapf I p Fi afragmentary rear 'side wiew. of ,the idei ioq illustrating jiin otjherslightly fmodifiegi-forin 1'01 'elosing flap ."is'hown' mlproperfposition onzthe f n pop lion ofxthe 'blankl I Fig.- aperspective1iiewIff10mthereei side of the I complete ldeyice, portionshof t'he difierent flapsj being cn't 7 may to ,illus'firatetheir'frelat'ivgloeation, I Npman itlis impractical and improper mailless than first ciassmeil;niafite'rgin the -'.s m l pp rr w l fi' tnh Sim ma e "isinoel firstjf glasspostage would 1 he required "for theWhole-.3: J

A parti-LioniQI isseeured-or firmlyan-d pei inanently appliedeto: theinner surface of the s i p'ea 1mm "A629 an openingor a trans .Inatteirof different kinds is placed in the wrapper-,1andv by providin a placefor ittilChilig10$tflgflfql the rstuclass matter, devices 'o this-typebecome very giesirahie; I

[A preferzi'ble form of wrapp i f l fi {rated in Fig.1; Thewholeoutsideeover is preferably made 'of one piece, a hIa-n if being,iinstrixted in Fiir. 9,havin theflap 9 on the edge 10 of'then ain bo y11. (.iiofrmnliy Called the frn it-ofg letterIQ'a flap 12 on the edge13, a] flap 14 onfthe edge 15 and a flap" 16 on theledge fl. The tireflaps. 12and 14 are firmly connected as indicated M18 in: Figs. 4 v and,710. The flap .16 is looselyianri .re novably dis-posedKhet'yven thefront 11 and the connected; flaps 12' and '15 so that thisvfla'p 16 maybe, withdrawn froinih' end indicated z t- 26iri'Fig 1OJo' ailowiheinspeetionof thematfer'of less than first "(vials S. normally depositedbetween the front" 11 v. and the fiap 16 from t-heend 19, indiqatedin'Figs. 2 and 10. "The flap 9 is p-rovi'dedwfvith glue or simiiaradhesive- 'n'iat.tel ajlo n'g the edge indicated awn, in Figs 1',"2, f9a1' d 1'0:

front: '11 zilong three olf 'i-ts ediiegas indi'.

cater! sit-22,223 and 2 1E,'so tha t the edge remains free to form theopening of a smaller cornpa'rtment within-the larger 'i7vrapp'er or icompartment; V

' Firso class ."iiiaiI, matter as well asless thanfirsficl'ass: matteris i'nihis mannef-tobe' insrted fromjween-(1X19 of file 'dm'ie" Afrerjhiivinf deposited; all ,iiiaihi'natter Within. t helwram'er'iheenfli9jthe flap 9 is closed ,Ove'rf the flaps 1.2 and. 14 {s sillustrated in Figxiii. The first c1 assnutter is then nofi-aecess'iblyheldfivifhin the device between; iihefront- 111" and t he pargition" 21;the on 'pai tment for" this matteribeing' now firmly} Sealed on ail huf-edges." I; Mntter of lessvthin first-Class,- being placed befween'ihfifrom; "11 giindnthe fizip- 16,55 still-.acCGSsible-y since the flap 16"may easily begwithdrawn from the end '26; the flap} 416 beingloo'sel-y' V vosiiflidny asmost"clear1v-il-- histrated in" igs." 2.andleS. a;

Theindicafiifiiettering' {T27 in{ -Fi'g; 1 11s 1 pm" in ied" provided01: the

make a name or address Written on an inserted letter visible andreadable through the front 11 from the outside.

A slightly modified form of the device is illustrated in Fig. 5. Theflap 30, extending beyond the edge 17 of the front 11, is only short(compared with the flap 16 in the illustrations 1, 2 and 3') andpreferably firmly engaged and secured over the flaps 12 and 14 so as topermanently close that end of the device. The flap 9 in this slightlymodified form is provided with a perforation 31. Clamping clips orstraps, normally made of thin sheet metal, are preferably provided onthe outside of the connected fla s 12 and 14, as indicated at 32, to bepasse through the perforation 31 in the flap 9 and spread apart asindicated at 33 in Fig. 7 for holding that end of the device closed.

A slight modification of the closing means is illustrated in Fig. 8. Theflap 9 is provided with the disc 34. The connected flaps 12 and 14 areprovided with the disc 35. A cord 36 is wound around the bases of thediscs between the disc 34 and 35 and the material of the Wrapper therebyholding the flap 9 in closed relation to the Whole wrapper.

I am aware that the closing means illustrated in Fig. 5, 7 and 8 are nowin use, and I do not claim these parts as details of my invention, butonly illustrate these means to show that my invention can be used inthese modified forms.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 5

1. In an envelope, means for separately holding mail matter of differentclasses, means for closing the common receiving end over the wholeinserted matter, and means for making matter of less than first classaccessible after the closing of the common receiving end.

2. In an envelope, means for separately holding mail matter of differentclasses having a common receiving end, the envelope having means on theoutside for distinctly indicating the position (If the first classmatter and for the first class postage, means for accessibly holdinmatter of less than first class matter, an means at a separate pointfrom the accessible end for non-accessibly holding first class matter atthe common receiving end.

3. In an envelope, a main body having foldable flaps on all edges, twoflaps on opposite edges folded upon the main body overlapping each otherand being firmly sealed together, an'other flap folded upon the body onthe same side with the first-named two flaps of a length to extend to apoint near the opposite edge of the body, the second-named fiap beingloosely inserted between the body and the first-named flaps to terminatenear the opposite edge of the body, a fourth flap folded upon the bodyhaving adhesive matter on its free edge to be sealed over the free endof the second-named flap on the outside of the first-named flaps so asto leave the second-named flap loose between the body and thefirst-named flaps. and a partition firmly secured to the inside of thebody along three of its edges having one free edge near the edge of thebody along which the fourth flap is provided so as to form a compartmentWithin the space between the body and the other flaps, the open end ofthe last-named compartment to be sealed by the sealing of the fourthflap.

4. In an envelope having separate compartments for mail matter ofdifferent classes and havin a common receiving end for the mail ofclifl'erent clases, means for permanently closing the common receivingend over the whole inserted matter, and means for making matter of lessthan first class mail accessible from another end after the closing ofthe common receiving end.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE W. HALL. Witnesses:

R. W. Sonmrrz,

J. E. Powmzs.

